Haha, absolutely. Nothing compared to Leia in those early scenes on the death star with the white robe. The very opposite of the 'damsel in distress'. She often made funny wisecracks and always seemed tougher and more capable than Luke, I'm pretty sure at that age I'd never seen a woman that captivating before, on the big screen.

Maybe it was because I was in first grade when Star Wars came out, and in sixth grade when Return of the Jedi was released, but I've never held ROTJ in high regard, as opposed to the first two. This young lad who is probably half my age does a good job of dissecting it:

Your joking right? Episode 4-6 WERE cinematic masterpieces that set the bar for many science fiction movies afterwards. Many of which have tried but couldn't copy the success of Star Wars. Do not put episodes 7-9 with them because they are only a retreading of the first three movies.

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The Ewoks were present in a "cinematic masterpiece"?

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That's just it - I have NO PROBLEM with the Ewoks, and think that pointing to them as the downfall of SW is no different than thinking anything outside of ANH and ESB is anthema. The Ewoks are just as legitimate as Luke, Han, Leia, Chewy, Rei, Finn, etc - and all are far more legitimate than Liam Neesen, Natalie Portman, Sam Jackson, Hans Christian Anderson, and Mark Renton.

She often made funny wisecracks and always seemed tougher and more capable than Luke...

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Luke was a fucking whiny ass I FART A LOT (forgive the expression often interpreted as misogynistic). That's actually a large reason why I thought ep 8 was pretty good, because Luke returned to his natural I FART A LOT-state. Go back and re-watch ANH and tell me that you* don't want to smack the shit out of Luke every time he opens his mouth.

My only issue with the prequels is the awful acting. In terms of invention they are without equal (for a kids film). Watching it all unfold at the cinema was genuinely compelling and I could forgive the shoddy performances. I quite enjoy the cheesiness now, it’s like watching Rocky Horror, I find myself shouting out the dialogue. Also, when I watch the original trilogy I’m also reminded of how awful the acting is in those.

These new Disney ones keep breaking the rules of the universe as set out In the preceding chapters, which is something that always ruins a story for me. You can’t change the rules you’ve established just to shoehorn a plot-twist in because you wrote yourself into a corner

Not really... It's pretty good for what it is - a low budget, made-for-TV kids' movie. Special effects, sets, etc are nicely done, and there's nothing wrong with the story, either. Not sure what you were expecting - Ewok political drama?

Not really... It's pretty good for what it is - a low budget, made-for-TV kids' movie. Special effects, sets, etc are nicely done, and there's nothing wrong with the story, either. Not sure what you were expecting - Ewok political drama?

Turmoil has engulfed the Ewok Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying villages is in dispute.

Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battle wagons, the greedy Ewok Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small village of Wicketville.

While the congress of Ewoks endlessly debate this alarming chain of events, the Ewok Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Ewok Knights, the guardians of peace and justice on the forest moon of Endor, to settle the conflict...​

Gonna do some rough storyboards and hit up Kathleen Kennedy later. After the opening crawl it'll be entirely in Ewok language.
All the main male characters will be rash and reckless, with all-out war only staved off thanks to the levelheaded female Ewoks.